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Santa, Georgia
Santa ( ka, სანთა) is a village in Georgia, in Tsalka municipality. Description Ancient stone tombs have been found in the village.Andria Apakidze. "საქართველოს არქეოლოგია", თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის გამომცემლობა: 1959, pp. 269-270 The village is located near the Santa Lake. The village was founded in 1835 and originally settled by Greeks, who have since emigrated elsewhere. Currently, only Georgians remain in the village. Notable former residents include Ivan Savvidis, a Santa-born billionaire. Demographics See also *Kvemo Kartli Kvemo Kartli ( ka, ქვემო ქართლი ) or "Lower Kartli", is a historic province and current administrative region (mkhare) in southeastern Georgia. The city of Rustavi is the regional capital. Location Kvemo Kartli is a region ... References {{coord, 41, 39, 02, N, 44, 00, 53, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Village
Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve. Christmas elf, Christmas elves are said to make the gifts in Santa's Santa's workshop, workshop, while Santa Claus's reindeer, flying reindeer pull his sleigh through the air. The popular conception of Santa Claus originates from Saint Nicholas (European folklore), folklore traditions surrounding the 4th-century Christian bishop Saint Nicholas, the patron saint of children. Saint Nicholas became renowned for his reported generosity and secret gift-giving. The image of Santa Claus shares similarities with the English figure of Father Christmas, and they are both now popularly regarded as the same person. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
